Jeff Bridges recently walked away with a Golden Globe for his leading role in Crazy Heart and with multiple Academy Award nominations (and a potential statuette come March 7) under his belt, the veteran actor revealed the secret to his success: marriage.

“I ran into Coppola not too long ago. I said, ‘What you been doing?’ He said, ‘Just gave a class to a bunch of young actors.’ I said, ‘What did you teach them?’ and he says, ‘I taught them the main thing, the most important thing you should do as a young actor: Get married.

“Think about it all movies, everything, is about love. And having a family. Then you have a purpose for making the money and doing the things you do. It gives you a grounding, to go off and do your stuff. The kite has a string. You go way out there, but you’ve got this thing grounding you.'”